Clinical Laboratory Evaluator Family
Career series with 4 positions across 4 levels
Clinical Laboratory Evaluator groups 4 related titles into a 4-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1, advancing through the ladder toward Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 4. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $141,386, around the 70th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 8 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Health and Senior Services.
Clinical Laboratory Evaluator reports to supervising titles such as Clinical Director and Senior Laboratory Technician.
Positions in This Family
- CLINICAL LABORATORY EVALUATOR 1 (01783) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- CLINICAL LABORATORY EVALUATOR 2 (01784) $79,844 - $117,228/year
- CLINICAL LABORATORY EVALUATOR 3 (01785) $87,507 - $128,719/year
- CLINICAL LABORATORY EVALUATOR 4 (20000) $95,955 - $141,386/year
What the Clinical Laboratory Evaluator family covers
New Jersey classifies Clinical Laboratory Evaluator as a 4-level series holding 4 separate title codes. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
The state runs working laboratories rather than research institutes, so scientific titles are tied to a statutory job: testing water and air, screening newborns, analysing evidence, monitoring pesticides, mapping geology. Degrees in a named field do the qualifying, and the exam is often an evaluation of education and experience rather than a written test. Because each laboratory is small, these families tend to be short ladders inside one agency instead of broad classifications spread across government.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Clinical Laboratory Evaluator family stacks up as follows. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 4 — $95,955 to $141,386 (a bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience)
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 3 — $87,507 to $128,719 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 2 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1 to the top of Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 4 is $71,718, an increase of about 103% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1: Under the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Health and Senior Services, surveys, reviews, evaluates and documents the performance of…
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 2: Under the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Health and Senior Services, performs licensure, certification and complaint surveys of…
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 3: Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Health and Senior Services, has responsibility for the licensure, certification and…
- Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 4: Under the direction of the Director, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Service or other supervisory official in the Department of Health and Senior Services…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 4 of them. Stated experience runs from 2 years at the lowest rung to 5 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 4 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 8 people working under 1 of this family's title, spread across 1 agency. Health and Senior Services alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Health and Senior Services — 8 employees
Median actual pay for Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1 is $95,204, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Cannabis Laboratory Evaluator 1 ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction) — in the Cannabis Laboratory Evaluator family
- Cannabis Laboratory Evaluator Manager ($105,267 to $155,359, state jurisdiction)
- Clinical Laboratory Technician
- Senior Clinical Laboratory Technician ($53,282 to $77,371, state jurisdiction)
- Child Care Site Evaluator
- Boarding Home Evaluator Social ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Clinical Laboratory Evaluator jobs
How many Clinical Laboratory Evaluator titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Clinical Laboratory Evaluator family holds 4 title codes arranged across 4 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Clinical Laboratory Evaluator earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 1 to $141,386 at the top of Clinical Laboratory Evaluator 4. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Clinical Laboratory Evaluator?
Yes for most of the family. 4 of the 4 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What qualifications does a Clinical Laboratory Evaluator need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 4 of the 4 titles. Stated experience ranges from 2 to 5 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Clinical Laboratory Evaluator staff?
State payroll records show 8 people in this family across 1 agency, with Health and Senior Services the largest at 8. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.